Category Archives: Improvised Tools

A Totally Useless Port Scanner To Teach You Some Python

In case you are viewing this in a RSS reader: please refer to the following “gists” the scanner code and the output to follow along with the post. I would like to present you a quick post to demonstrate the power of Python in a succinct little port scanner. The time taken from idea to [...]

Improvised Tools: Emergency Cage Nut Tool

Audience: Datacenter ninjas, really lazy people who can’t be bothered to find a proper tool I’m almost embarrassed to post this Mostly, because it is such a simple “hack” it hardly requires mention.  Secondly, I’m ashamed to tell you how many times I have had to resort to this. Step One: Find a slot cover [...]